The theme of roaming dungeons and defeating monsters have been a role playing game staple for many years, but the idea of capturing the monsters that you find inside for use at a later date is limited to a select few. Sting Entertainment’s latest release, Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal…

It’s rare to see woodland critters stabbing each other to death, trying to commit regicide or setting up a kingdom spanning spy network. So, if you are looking for a game where you can see Cottontail pick up a great maul and smash it over the head of the lion…

Viewsonic VX2475SMHL 4K is the recent release into their Ultra HD range and is the coming of 4K monitors that might actually be affordable to normal folk that want to receive 8 million pixels of quality over a 3840 x 2160 resolution. The 23.6 inch 16:9 ratio widescreen PC monitor could…

Ancient Origins introduces more cards to the ever growing Pokemon TCG but if you are new or a returning player to the game, you may be overwhelmed and wish to ease yourself back into the swing of things. If that is the case then there are two theme decks that…

it's time to duel! Sorry, had to be done. Anyway it seriously is time to duel, as Konami have released the latest Yu-Gi-Oh title, Legacy of the Duelist for Xbox One and PS4. Their last effort, Millenium duels had some solid mechanics but it was let down by a horrendous…

You’re down to your last clip of ammunition as your sniper buddy tries to take out the remaining horde of soldiers who are barrelling down on your position. A gunship is hovering overhead, ready to cut you in half with machine gun fire while a mortar team is ready to…

If you have ever wondered what it would be like to live in a world where adults are no longer in charge, you will sympathise with the plight of the antagonists in the latest game of the Danganronpa series. Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls is defined as a pre-sequel,…

Until Dawn. Is it scary, or is it another bargain bin teen slasher movie which fails to impress? The premise of Until Dawn is not new to the story making scene, but that is the point. Eight teenagers head their way back up to a cabin in the mountains after…

Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is the most ambitious Trine game yet. Developer Frozenbyte has made the jump from 2D to 3D with Trine 3 and this both opens the game up in terms of design and increases the burden on the developers. Has this new ambition paid off?…

Roleplaying games often visit the theme of post-apocalyptic events, either focusing on the destruction caused by the main antagonists or the characters that are caught in the crossfire. Lost Dimension is a combination of both, and has been developed by Etrian Odyssey co-developers Lancarse. On initial impressions, I was expecting…

King are no newcomer to the gaming scene but Paradise Bay is not their usual match-3 mobile game. Paradise Bay a freemium resource cultivation title that sees you take on the role of Trademaster of an island to which you must help the inhabitants rebuild and re-stock. The game mechanics…

Satellite Reign puts you in the role of a leader of a criminal syndicate, fighting its way through a cyberpunk city and trying to overthrow the evil megacorp that controls every aspect of human life. Does this spiritual successor to Syndicate fight the power or should it have stayed in…

After the dramatic events of the previous three episodes, Tales from the Borderlands has returned with several large bangs with Escape Plan Bravo. If you haven’t played the season up until this point, please be warned that there are spoilers ahead. Still under the watchful gaze of their masked kidnapper,…

When it comes to creating a new entry in a game franchise that has been dormant for over fifteen years, there will always be a danger that the source material is thrown out of the window and replaced with something that is entirely different. This was one of my concerns…

ZombiU was one of the first games on the Wii U and their flagship title. Now the game comes to Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC with improved graphics and redefined gameplay. How will the redefined gameplay match with the next gen consoles? Will it rise from the dead or…

It really should go without saying at this point, but spoilers for the previous three episodes. If you haven't played them, stop reading this and go do that. The last episode, Chaos Theory ended on a pretty big cliff-hanger; Max altered the timeline to save Chloe’s dad from dying, inadvertently…

The Fall is a modern take on an ageing genre, the good old point-and-click adventure game. It’s not the first game to attempt to breathe new life into this ancient game type, with Stick it to the Man and The Cave coming to mind as the most successful attempts to…

Channelling other animal mascots like Sonic and Donkey Kong, Tembo the Badass Elephant attempts to burst into the platformer pantheon by rolling, jumping and splashing his way through hordes of baddies. Is Tembo as badass as his name suggests, or is he blowing his own trumpet? Let’s start off with…

If there is something captivating about the Deception series it is that the games are pure fun. Nothing seems to feel more exciting than placing traps and looking at the chaos that ensues. Obviously the gameplay is normally coupled by a main character that either has a devious or somewhat…

What is popular in the gaming hardware scene at the moment? Colours, many, many colours. Everything you can buy at the moment has at least 16.8 million colours and the next popular gimmick is key for key illumination. We reviewed the Orion Spark by Logitech which has that option whom…

Guild of Dungeoneering attempts to fuse aspects of roguelikes, dungeon crawlers, CCGs and base building games to create one grand package, filled with monsters and loot. Does this fusion of genres create a game greater than the sum of its parts, or is it a Frankengame which excels at nothing…